CVE-2016-6525
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 3.8% (pctl 90)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdf_load_mesh_params function in pdf/pdf-shade.c in MuPDF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a large decode array.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.77% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2016-09-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| artifex | mupdf |
| debian | debian linux |
References
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696954
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=39b0f07dd960f34e7e6bf230ffc3d87c41ef0f2e
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3655
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92266
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696954
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=39b0f07dd960f34e7e6bf230ffc3d87c41ef0f2e
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3655
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92266
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12
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